Collapsible chair and table



M. FAIX.

COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR AND TAB LE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1920.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

88 El 20 F23 INVENTOR WITNESS ATTORNEYS porting members 1. The seat maybe in the UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL FAIX, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR AND TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed March 10,1920. Serial No. 364,722.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, MICHAEL FAIX, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Chairs and Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to collapsible chairs and tables which when not in use or in t'rans-' aback or leaning sup ort and side arms articulated thereto and to the chair seat in such a manner as to fold with the rest of the chair construction into a compact form.

Other advantages and objects of, my invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing upon which the same reference characters refer to the corre-,

sponding parts in the several views,

Figure 1 is a side view of a chair constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig, 2 is a front view of the same, and,

' F i 3 is an end or side view of a table co'n-' struc ed in accordance with my invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing I have shown thereln (Figs. 1 and 2) a chair provided with the inner and outer supporting members 1 and 2 pivotally connected by a transversely disposed rod 3. A chair seatorsupporting member 4 may be supported upon themembers 1 and 2 by pivotally connecting the rear portion of the seat 4=fupon the transverse rod 5, the latter being supported at the ends thereof in perforations provided in the upper ends in the side supporting members '2. The seat is supported at its forward end upon a cross rod 6 also supported at the ends thereof in perforations provided in the upperends of the side sup form of a frame with the rod 6 passing longitudinally through th front transverse memher 7 of the frame and the-rod 5 passing similarly through the rear transverse member 8 of the frame, suchmembers bein connected by suitable slats or similar. mem ers 9 constituting the supporting portions of the seat. This frame may also comprise connecting members 10 and 11 at the sides of the seat.

The frame portion 7 is preferably provided with an inclined notch 12 disposed or slanted downwardly toward the rear as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, said notch being adapted to fit over the rod? so that upon the placing of a weight upon the chair seat force will be transmitted thereby to the su porting members 1 and 2 so as to enter an cause the upper ends of the members land 2 to separate. This action, however, will cause the rod 1 to remain seated in the notch 12 and by reason of the latter being inclined in the manner indicated there will be no tendency for the rod? to work free therefrom, the inclination of the notchjtending to insure maintenance of engagement betweenparts 7 and the rod 6.

At the rear of the chair between the upper end of the supporting members 2 and the side frame members 10 and 11 are located the side pieces 13 and 14; of the back which ma'y be pivotally mounted upon the rod 5 with the depending end 15 of the members 13 and 14: of proper length to be brought into engagement. with the lower portions of the supporting members 1 and with the upper end of the back members 13 and 14: extending at a suitable height to form a back for the .chair. The side pieces '13Qand '14: may be connected by transverse pieces 16, 17 and 18, the transverse piece 16 maintaining the lower extremity of the inside pieces 13 and 14 in proper relation to the supporting members 1 when engaging the same and the members 17 and 18 aside from maintaining the upper portions of the members 13 and 14 in proper spaced relation also functions to support the back of the sitter. 1

The lower portions 15 of the side pieces 13 and 14 form depending arms and-the back support is arranged between the upper ends of the outer ends of the outer support ing members 2 and operate in the planes of the inner supporting members 1 so the lower terminals of the arms 15 will abut against the rear edges of the inner supporting members 1. This will enable a common transverse pivot rod 5 to connect the seat, the back support and the upper ends of the outer supporting members 2.

On the ends of the rod 6, adjacent the upper ends of the supporting members 1, may be pivotally connected at the lower ends thereof, a pair of arm links 20, the latter being pivotally connected at the upper ends thereof, to the arm pieces 21. 'The arms 21 are also pivotally connected to the back pieces 13 and 14 by means of the pivot pins 22 and 23 respectively. The arms 21, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, may be suitably curved or bent to conform to the relative position of the parts connected thereto.

In use the chairs may be set up with the seat brought into position so as to cause the rod 6 to enter the notches 12 thereof and with the supporting members in the position as shown in Fig. 1. At the same time the back may be drawn upwardly "and backwardly until the lower portions 15 may contact with the lower portion of the supporting members 1, in which position the back of the chair will be in supporting position, the arm pieces 21 and the links 20 being raised from collapsed position to the posi tion shown in Fig. 1. VWnenit is desired to carry the chair from place to place or to store the same, whereby it will not occupy as much space as when in use, the back may be drawn forwardly so as to cause the same to lie approximately in the same plane as the seat of the chair with the link 20 drawn forwardly and the arms 21 located adjacent the lateral sides 10 and 11 of the seat frame. The seat may then be disengaged from the rod 6 by causing the rod 6 to move out of the notches 12 and the supporting members 1 swung about the pivot rod 3 so that the members 1 may lie adjacent and substantially parallel to the supporting members 2. These members may' then be brought into approximately parallel position adjacent the bottom of the seat 4: by raising the supporting members 2, also carrying the members 1 therewith, about the pivot rod 5. In this way the chair will occupy a small fraction of the space previously utilized.

It will beapparent from the above that the chair may be conveniently set up or collapsed depending upon the use to which it is to be put, is comparatively simple in structure and convenient for portability as wellas strong for supporting persons.

Referring to Fig. 3, I have shown therein supporting members 1 and 2 pivotally connected by transverse rod 3. Upon the supporting members may be supported a table top 4 constructed in any appropriate manher, as of boards or the like, suitably sup ported upon a pair of suitably spaced cross pieces 9. These cross pieces 9 may be pivotally mounted at the rear end thereof .upon a transverse rod 5 suitably supported at the ends thereof in perforations provided in the upper ends of the supporting members 2' and pieces 9 may be provided at the forward ends thereof with inclined notches 12, slanted downwardly and rearwardly, adapted to engage with a transverse rod 6' supported at the ends thereof in perforations provided in the upper ends of the supporting members 1.

In use the table top is supported upon the rods 5 and 6', as shown in Fig. 3, which in turn are supported at the ends thereof by the supporting members 1 and 2. Any weight acting downwardly on the table has a tendency to cause a separation of the upper ends of the ends 1' and 2 and to cause the rod 6' to firmly seat in the upper end of the notches 12'. By providing the notches in an inclined position the tendency of the rod 6' to move forwardly (to the right as shown in Fig. 3) causes the rod 6 to maintain its engaged position in the notches thereby preventing any tendency of the table collapsing at a time when not desired.

When it is desired to carry the table from place to place or to store the same it is merely necessary to raise the table top so as to disengage the rod 6 from the notches 12 and to permit the supporting member 1 to iently portable and is strong for supporting heavy objects. 7

While I have herein described and shown upon the drawing certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is not to be limited to the particular details disclosed, but. comprehends such changes and modifications as do not depart from the spirit of my invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A folding chair comprising oppositelyinclined inner and outer crossed supporting members pivotally connected at the point of crossing and arranged in pairs, the outer supporting members extending upwardly and rearwardly from the said pivotal connection, front and rear transverse pivot rods connecting the supporting members at the upper ends thereof, a back support arranged;

between the upper ends of the outer sup mounted on the rear pivot rod and provided porting members and pivotally mounted on at the front with means for detachably en the rear pivot rod and provided with degaging the front pivot rod. 10 pending arms extending below the point of In witness whereof I have hereunto set 5 crossing of the supporting members and my hand this 8th day of March, 1920. having their lower ends abutting against the inner supporting members, and a seat MICHAEL FAIX. 

